Pyrite epitaxial on Marcasite
specimen number:
3681015
location:
Nanisivik mine, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
description:
Sparkling lustrous crystallized pyrite growing epitaxially over previous bladed crystals of marcasite to 4.5 cm in size. In super condition. This is the material that made this locality famous. Collected in the 1980s. Minor sphalerite present.
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